Real estate drive offers 55 acre parcels near city water
An appeal markets a South East area adjoining developed water beds at 16 to 20 feet. It covers at least 55 acres with 60 foot streets cut from company land. Promises rail depot proximity and Sunday or Thursday excursions from Los Angeles to Redlands Junction with special round trip rates.
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Plaza
Los Angeles
Redlands Junction
New Orleans
Washington
Cincinntti
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Omaha
Minneapolis
Great Salt Lake
Alexander T Stewart The Merchant King of His Era
A. T. Stewart rose as America’s foremost merchant, building the first great retail and wholesale house. His New York Fifth Avenue mansion stood as a symbol of power, while his store later became Wanamaker. He died childless. his legacy persists in fame. He was Irish-born, trained as a scholar, who turned to trade in 1823. He vowed honesty and customer trust in all dealings.
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T. Stewart
America
United States
A. T. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Fifth Avenue
New York
Broundway
Stewart
Wanamaker
Ireland
Dublin University
Dublin
Adaac Sweet Makes Public Debut as Pensions Official and Orator
Adaac Sweet of Chicago, United States pensions commissioner under President Graylound, delivered her first public speech during the Civil War era in Lombard. She recalled being handed a flag and the crowd lifting her onto soldiers’ shoulders as she spoke, ending with tears and pride from locals and her father.
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Adaac
Sweet
Chicago
United States
Graylound
Lombard
Lombard Company
Miss Sweet
Ward
Lonbard
Shere
Hue
Jong
Wren
Republic
Drummers and a Cough Remedy Note
A reader endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough in their family and praises its safety. A New York Players Club piece features a playwright famed for producing many "drummers" plays and remarks on finding new ideas.
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Gaston
Posen
Boos
Illings
Almanac Block Elucidates Moon Based Saxon Term
An antiquary in Chicago describes a carved wooden block labeled al mon heed. The block forecasts new moons full moons and lunar changes for the year and links to the origin of the word alma mac from al mon heed meaning observation of all the moons.
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United States
Spare Moments
Imost
Isene
Chicago
Flore
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Promised Relief
An advertisement promotes DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills as prompt and thorough. It claims the pills strengthen weakened kidneys and relieve bladder inflammation. Sold by R. S. Billings.
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DeWitt
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Fresno
California
Beaumont Land & Water Co
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Jios Arsweles
Cal
Brown
Phardraati
Biehth
Riverside Calif
Steven
Stevens
Eerie
J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co
Chicopee Falla, Masse
Rubidoux
Black
HEATI
Riverside
Alexander T
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Saturday Evening Post
Gollier’s
Munseys
Momexts
Mother’s
Mother’s Magazine
Tadies’ Home Journal
Mei Imme
Malin
Home
The
Independent
Times
Players ™ Club
New York Tribune
Sunset Ben & Shalt
Via
EL Paso
Ogden
D. W. Pontius
Riverside, California
Sunset Main
Seratch
Acme
Henry Albers
Main ST
Lee’s
Dr. King
Tisfactory
Nded
L. Derbyshire
Rochester
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